Friday 22nd October 2021

Black Brant - 1 Arne RSPB from Shipstal Point
Whooper Swan - 1 at Longham Lakes on South Lake
Goosander - 3 over West Bay, 1 Stanpit
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Black-tailed Godwit - 605 Holes Bay
Bar-tailed Godwit - 4 Ferrybridge
Caspian Gull - 1st winter off East Cliffs, Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 2 Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 52 Brownsea Island
Glossy Ibis - 1 over Middlebere, 1 again at Lodmoor RSPB
Cattle Egret - 16 Abbotsbury Swannery, 13 over Radipole Lake RSPB (later 6 from North Screen)
Great White Egret - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 near R Stour seen from Longham Lakes
Hen Harier - 1 ringtail at Portland Bill
Short-eared Owl - 1 flew out to sea from Portland Bill

Bearded Tit - 2 Upton CP
Ring Ouzel - 1 over Lodmoor RSPB
Firecrest -
1 trapped at Lytchett Bay
Black Redstart - 1 around old quarry at Winspit
Lesser Redpoll - 1 trapped at Lytchett Bay
Brambling - 7 over West Bay, 4 over Lodmoor RSPB
Snow Bunting - 1 Durlston CP (between Lighthouse and Tilly Whim)

Wood Pigeons were on the move today including c12,000 Portland Bill, c4,000 west over Lodmoor RSPB, 1,700 over West Bay, c400 west over Radipole RSPB, c250 St Aldhelm's Head, 2-300 west near Charmouth, c100 Swanage YHA

Yesterday : a Hoopoe seen in a private garden at Lyme Regis

Snow Bunting, Durlston CP © Garry Hayman